1written/printed message書信ADJECTIVE | VERB + LETTER | LETTER + VERB | LETTER + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤lengthy, long長信▸➤brief, short簡短的信;短信▸➤ten-page, etc. * 10 頁等的信▸➤rambling東拉西扯的信▸➤countless, numerous數不清的信;許多信◇She received countless letters of support while in jail.在獄中她收到了不計其數支持她的信件。➤occasional偶爾寫的信◇Apart from the occasional letter, they had not been in touch for years.除了偶爾通信之外,他們好多年沒有聯繫了。➤airmail航空信件➤registered掛號信▸➤handwritten手寫信件▸➤anonymous匿名信▸➤formal, official正式/官方信件▸➤business商務信函▸➤personal個人信件▸➤confidential, private機密/私人信件▸➤open, public公開信◇The editor published an open letter to the president.編輯發表了一份給總統的公開信。➤circular傳閱的函件▸➤chain連鎖信▸➤form, standard通函;標準格式的信件▸➤sample信函範本▸➤accompanying, cover, covering, explanatory (especially BrE) 附函;附信;說明信◇The conditions are explained in the accompanying letter.這些條件在附函中予以解釋。◇Send your résumé with a cover letter. (NAmE) 請隨求職信寄來你的簡歷。◇Send your CV with a covering letter. (BrE) 將你的個人簡歷隨求職信一並寄出。➤thank-you感謝信◇I wrote my uncle a thank-you letter as soon as I opened the present.我一打開禮物就給叔叔寫了一封感謝信。➤congratulatory賀信▸➤warning警告信▸➤acceptance, rejection接受函;回絕信◇I've had ten job interviews and received ten rejection letters.我參加了 10 次求職面試,收到了 10 封回絕信。➤resignation辭職信▸➤suicide絕命書▸➤fan崇拜者來信▸➤love情書▸➤intimate私密信件▸➤nice懇切的信▸➤friendly友好的信▸➤heartfelt, impassioned真誠的/充滿激情的信件◇She wrote an impassioned letter to her local newspaper to complain about the new road.她給當地的報紙寫了一封措辭激烈的信,投訴新修的馬路。➤polite客氣的信▸➤apologetic道歉信▸➤angry, strong, strongly worded, threatening憤怒的信;措辭強硬的信;恐嚇信▸➤indignant憤憤不平的信▸➤critical批評信➤poison pen匿名誹謗信◇He had been sending poison pen letters to people at work.他一直在給工作的人們寄送匿名誹謗信。VERB + LETTER➤draft, write起草信;寫信◇She drafted an angry letter to the newspaper.她起草了一封給報社的怒氣沖沖的信。➤read看信▸➤get, have, receive收到信◇I haven't had a letter from her for months.我已經幾個月沒收到她的信了。➤mail, post, send寄信➤email發電子郵件▸➤fax傳真信▸➤deliver送信▸➤forward轉交信◇The letter was forwarded from my old address.這封信是從我的舊地址轉來的。➤seal封好信▸➤open打開信▸➤acknowledge, answer, reply to, respond to告知已收到信;回信;答覆信◇I was angry that they didn't even acknowledge my letter.我生氣的是他們甚至沒有確認已經收到我的信。➤address在信上寫姓名及地址◇The letter was addressed to me.這封信是寄給我的。➤sign在信上簽字▸➤publish發表信件◇The newspaper refused to publish the letter.這家報紙拒絕發表這封信。➤edit編輯信件◇We reserve the right to cut or edit letters.我們保留刪減或者編輯信件的權利。LETTER + VERB➤arrive, come, reach sb信件到達;信送到(某人處)◇I hope my last letter has reached you.我希望我的上一封信已送到你手中。➤be dated...信上註明的日期為⋯◇The letter is dated July 7.這封信日期為 7 月 7 日。➤cross信件相互錯過◇Our letters crossed.我們的信相互錯過了。➤be lost信件丟失➤announce sth, ask (sb) sth, explain sth, say sth, state sth, tell sb sth來信宣佈⋯;來信詢問(某人)⋯;來信解釋⋯;信上說⋯;信函陳述⋯;來信告訴某人⋯◇She wrote him a letter saying that she was not coming back.她給他寫了一封信,說自己不會回來了。➤begin, start, start off信開始;信開頭◇The letter started off by thanking us for our offer.信中首先感謝了我們的提議。➤continue, go on信接着講述◇His letter went on to give reasons for his refusal to take part.他的信接着講了他拒絕參加的原因。➤conclude, end信結尾◇The letter concluded with a threat of possible legal action.這封信在結尾揚言有可能要訴諸法律。➤contain sth信中有⋯◇The letter contained information that only the killer could know.信裏有些只有殺手才會知道的信息。➤enclose sth信裏附有⋯◇The charity received an anonymous letter enclosing a large donation.慈善機構收到了一封附有一大筆捐贈的匿名信。➤appear信出現◇A letter headed 'Advertising Mania' appeared in the paper.報紙上刊登了一封題為《廣告熱》的信。LETTER + NOUN➤writer, writing信的作者;寫信◇George Bernard Shaw was a prolific letter writer.蕭伯納是一位多產的書信作者。➤carrier (NAmE) (postman/postwoman in BrE)郵遞員▸➤box (BrE) (mail slot in NAmE)(mailbox in NAmE)信箱◇A card dropped through the letter box.一張卡片丟進了信箱。(mail slot in NAmE)◇There's a letter box on the corner of the street.街角那兒有一個郵筒。(mailbox in NAmE)➤opener (especially NAmE) 開信刀▸➤bomb (mail bomb in NAmE)信件炸彈PREPOSITION➤by letter通過信件◇Please reply by letter.請來信回覆。➤in a/the letter在信中◇In your letter of June 5...在您 6 月 5 日的信中⋯➤letter about, letter concerning, letter regarding關於⋯的信▸➤letter from, letter to來自⋯的信;給⋯的信◇a letter to the editor致編輯的信➤letter of⋯信◇a letter of application / apology申請信/道歉信letter
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2sign that represents a sound in a language字母ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤big, large大的字母;大字母▸➤block, capital, upper-case大寫字母◇Fill in the form in block letters.用大寫字母填表。➤lower-case, small小寫字母▸➤bold黑體字母▸➤initial首字母◇The company's name is made from the initial letters of his children's names.公司名稱由他幾個孩子名字的首字母組成。➤double雙寫字母◇Words with double letters, such as 'accommodate', are commonly misspelled.有雙寫字母的詞,如 accommodate 常常被拼錯。➤silent不發音的字母◇words such as 'debt' and 'half', which contain silent letters含有不發音字母的詞,如 debt 和 halfPREPOSITION➤in... letters用⋯字母◇His name was written in large white letters over the doorway.他的名字用白色的大寫字母寫在門的上方。PHRASES➤the letters of the alphabet字母
letter noun ⇨letter (send a letter)⇨number2 (the letters of the alphabet)letter
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letter ♦︎ message ♦︎ email ♦︎ mail ♦︎ note ♦︎ memo ♦︎ fax ♦︎ text ♦︎ post ♦︎ communication ♦︎ correspondenceThese words all mean sth that you write and send to sb in order to communicate with them.这些词均表示信函、邮件。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a letter / a message / an email / mail / a note / a memo / a fax / a text / post / a communication / correspondence from / to sb◆(a) personal / private letter / message / email / mail / note / communication / correspondence◆a brief letter / message / email / note / memo / communication◆(a) business letter / email / mail / memo / correspondence◆a thank-you letter / message / email / note◆to send / receive a letter / a message / an email / mail / a note / a memo / a fax / a text / post / a communication / correspondence◆to write a letter / a message / an email / a note / a memo◆to open a letter / a message / an email / the mail / the post◆a letter / a message / an email / the mail / a fax / the post arrives■letter [countable] a piece of text that you write on paper and send to sb, usually in an addressed envelope, in order to tell them sth信;函◆You should include a covering letter with your CV.寄简历时应该附上求职信。◆They wrote a letter of complaint to the television network.他们给电视台写了一封投诉信。◆You will be notified by letter.你将会收到信函通知。◆ (BrE) to post a letter寄信◆ (NAmE) to mail a letter寄信■message [countable] a short piece of written or spoken information that you give to sb when you cannot speak to them directly(书面或口头的)信息,消息,音信◆I left a message on her answering machine.我在她的电话答录机上留言了。◆Victoria's not here at the moment. Can I take a message?维多利亚这会儿不在,要我给你传个话吗?◆The computer displays an error message when I try to run the program.我试着运行该程序时,电脑出现错误信息提示。■email ( e-mail) [countable, uncountable] a written message that you send from your computer to another person's computer over a network such as the Internet电子邮件;电邮◆I got an email from Andrew last week.我上周收到安德鲁的一封电子邮件。◆I have to check my email.我得查收一下电子邮件。▸email ( e-mail)
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[transitive] ◆David emailed me yesterday.戴维昨天给我发了电子邮件。◆I'll email the documents to her.我将用电邮把这些文件发给她。■mail [uncountable] the letters and packages which are sent and delivered by the postal system; messages that are sent or received on a computer邮件;信件;邮包;电子邮件◆There isn't much mail today.今天邮件不多。◆Is there a letter from them in the mail?邮包里有他们的来信吗?◆You've got mail.有你的信件。ⓘ In British English post is often used instead of mail to mean the letters and packages that sb sends and receives.在英式英语中,常用post而非mail来表示收发的信件和邮包。 see also mail ⇨ sendverb1■note [countable] a short informal letter短笺;便条◆Just a quick note to say thank you for a wonderful evening.仅以此短笺感谢您让我度过了一个美好夜晚。◆I left a note for Judith on her desk.我在朱迪丝的书桌上留了个便条。◆It is suspicious that he did not leave a suicide note.他没有留下遗书,这一点很可疑。■memo ˈmeməʊ; NAmEˈmemoʊ ( formalmemorandumˌmeməˈrændəm ) (pluralmemoranda ˌmeməˈrændə ) [countable] an official note from one person to another in the same organization备忘录◆The confidential memo was leaked to the press.那份机密备忘录被人泄露给了媒体。■fax [uncountable, countable] a system for sending documents in electronic form along telephone wires, using a special machine that sends, receives and prints the documents; a document sent by fax传真(系统);传真文件◆a fax machine传真机◆Can you send it to me by fax?你能把它传真给我吗?◆What is your fax number?你的传真号码是多少?◆Did you get my fax?你收到我的传真了吗?▸fax
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[transitive] ◆Can you fax me the latest version?你能把最新版本传真给我吗?◆Can you fax it to me?你能把它传真给我吗?■text ( ˈtext message) [countable] a written message that you send using a mobile phone(手机)短信;短讯;简讯◆Send a text to this number to vote.请发短信到此号码参加投票。▸text ( ˈtext-message)
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[transitive] ◆I texted him to say we were waiting at the hotel.我发短信告诉他我们在酒店等候。■post [uncountable] (BrE) mail邮件;信件;邮包◆The book arrived in the morning post.这本书是上午邮递送来的。 see also post ⇨ sendverb1■communication [countable] (formal) a message, letter or telephone call信息;书信;电话◆If you no longer wish to receive communications from us, follow the instructions at the bottom of the email.如果你不想再收到我们的信息,请按照电邮底部的说明去做。 see also communication ⇨ communication, communicate ⇨ convey, communicate ⇨ talk■correspondence [uncountable] (ratherformal) the letters a person sends and receives来往信件;往来书信◆The editor welcomes correspondence from readers on any subject.编辑欢迎读者就任何问题来信。◆the correspondence column / page(= in a newspaper)读者来信专栏 see also correspondence ⇨ communication